Antiseptic toothbrush container



Nov. 20, 1934. o. A. FELDON 1,981,383

ANTISEPTIC TOOTHBRUSH CONTAINER- v Filed June 6, 1935 j@` i/f INVENTOR lBY l 7am oRNEY Patented Nov. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3Claims.

The object of this invention is to devise a novel construction andarrangement of a tooth brush container into which the tooth brushes maybe placed after use and subjected to a sterilizing 5` and dehydratingaction.

A further object is to devise a novel tooth brush container, wherein thetooth brushes may be selectively and individually removed Withoutdisturbing the other brushes in the container er exposing them to dust,dirt, germs, bacteria or foreign material with which the air in the roommay be laden.

With the above and other objects in View as will hereinafter moreclearly appear, my invention comprehends a novel tooth brush containerin which the tooth brushes are subjected to a sterilizing anddehydrating action.

It further comprehends a novel tooth brush container having acompartment for receiving a sterilizing and dehydrating agent, the fumesfrom which circulate within the container around the tooth brushes, eachof which is within an individual compartment and mounted on an indvidualdoor so that a selected tooth brush may be Y moved into a positionaccessible to the user without disturbing the other tooth brushes.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafterappear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawing a preferred embodiment of it, which, inpractice,will give satisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, to beunderstood that this embodiment is typical only, and the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized, and the invention is not limited to the exactarrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein setforth.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a tooth brush container, embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view having a portion in section.

Similar numerals indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawing:

The container is preferably formed from sheet metal and is provided witha back plate 1 having openings 2 to receive fastening devices. Oppositemarginal portions of the back plate are deflected inwardly and laterallyas at 3 so that the fianges 4 extending laterally from the sides 5 willslidably engage therewith. The casing member has connected with it apartition 6 which i contributes to form a compartment '7 adapted toreceive the package or carton which contains a sterilizing anddehydrating agent. The partition 6 also contributes to form a toothbrush receiving compartment 8 which is divided by means of the flangedplates 9, secured to the front wall of the casing member and thepartition, into individual tooth brush receiving chambers 10. The frontwall has vertically directed openings 11 which open into the chambers 10and are closed by the doors 12 provided with grasping handles 65 13. Thenut for securing a handle to its door also retains in position a springlocking `clip 14 the arms of which are reversely bent to frictionallyengage the wall of its opening to retain such door in closed position.

The lower end of a door terminates in anoifset tongue 15 which curvesinwardly and then downwardly and'passes through a slot 16 beneath anopening 11.

The nut which secures a handle to its door also secures to such door aspring clip 17 which extends into a chamber l0 to support a tooth brush18.

The partition 6 has openings 19 through which the fumes from thesterilizer and dehydrator can pass into the individual tooth brushreceiving chambers.

It will thus be clear that each tooth brush is enclosed in asubstantially air tight chamber having its own individual door on whichthe tooth brush is carried. When a selected door is swung 485 downwardlyto a substantially horizontal position, the brush is accessible for easyremoval.

The brushes are not exposed to the air except when being used so thatthere is no interference with the proper antiseptic and dehydratingaction.

The casing member can be slidably disengaged from the back plate so thatthe antiseptic refills which are in package form can be readily renewed.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful antiseptictooth brush container which embodies the features of advantageenumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the abovedescription, and while I have, in the present instance, shown anddescribed a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practicesatisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that thisembodiment is susceptible of modification in various particulars withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing anyof its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire byLetters Patent, is:

1. A tooth brush container, comprising a casing having a partitiondividing it into a rear compartment to receive a sterilizing anddehydrating 110 ment, the wall of the latter having openings throughwhich the tooth brushes pass, and provided with slots beneath theopenings, the partition having ports to permit sterilizing anddehydrating fumes to pass to the brushes, individual doors for saidopenings and having at their lower ends offset tongues to enter saidslots and form hinge connection with said casings, clips to retain thebrushes on the doors, and means to secure the doors in their closedposition.

2. A tooth brush container, comprising a casing having a partitiondividing it into two compartments, one to receive a sterilizing anddehydrating agent and the other to receive tooth brushes, means todivide the tooth brush receiving compartment into individual closedtooth brush receiving chambers having openings in their walls lthroughwhich tooth brushes pass and having slots beneath the openings, thepartition having openings to permit fumes from the sterilizing and.dehydrating agent to pass to said individual -agent and a front toothbrush receiving compartchambers, individual doors having at their lowerends oiset tongues to enter said slots and forma hinge connection withsaid casing, tooth brush holders on said doors, and spring lockingmembers on said doors and engaging the walls of the door openings toretain the doors in closed position.

3. In a tooth brush container, a casing, a partition dividing the casinginto a sterilizing and dehydrating chamber and a tooth brush receivingchamber with openings to permit fumes to pass to the brushes, the wallof the tooth brush compartment having openings through which the toothbrushes pass and slots beneath the openings, doors having at their lowerends offset tongues to enter said slots, handles for said doors, clipson the doors to receive tooth brushes fastening devices common to thehandles and clip to secure them to the door, and spring locking membershaving reversely inclined arms to engage the walls of the door openingsto retain the doors in closed position.

OTTO A. FELDON.

